FDNY ambulance driver fatally strikes pedestrian in the Bronx.
An FDNY ambulance driver fatally struck a 56-year-old pedestrian at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue in the Bronx at 1:22 a.m. on January 2, 2022; the Daily News reported that video showed him crossing with a steady walk signal.
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What We Know
The Daily News reported that surveillance video showed a pedestrian crossing East Gun Hill Road with a steady walk signal as an EMT turned left from DeKalb Avenue and struck him. The newspaper said FDNY sources described the ambulance as not responding to an emergency. Medics took the man to North Central Bronx Hospital, where news reports said he died.
A driver turned left onto East Gun Hill Road.
The Daily News reported that surveillance video showed the 56-year-old pedestrian entering the crosswalk on East Gun Hill Road with a steady walk signal as an EMT turned left from DeKalb Avenue and struck him. CBS separately reported that police investigators described the driver turning left as the man crossed.
The official record lists the crash at 1:22 a.m. on January 2, 2022, at East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue, and records one pedestrian death. The Daily News reported the crash happened about 1:15 a.m.; CBS said around 1:20 a.m.
The ambulance was not responding to an emergency, FDNY sources said.
FDNY sources told the Daily News that the EMT had just left North Central Bronx Hospital and was not headed to an emergency. They also said the ambulance's lights and siren were off.
Medics took the man to a nearby hospital.
Medics in a second ambulance took the man to North Central Bronx Hospital, where the Daily News reported he died. CBS also reported that he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene and had not been charged. CBS said the investigation was ongoing and police did not expect criminal charges at that time.
Where
EAST GUN HILL ROAD and DEKALB AVENUE